this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2024
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Fuck Subscriptions

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Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.

Expect use of strong language.

Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.

No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.

Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.

New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.

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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:

Right to Repair/Ownership

Hedges Development

Privacy

Privacy Guides

DeGoogle Yourself

F-Droid

Stallman Was Right

Some other useful links:

FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:

Piped

Invidious

Nitter

Teddit

 

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago

Oh look. Another soulless MBA ruining a half decent product

[–] ynazuma 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don’t buy products that require subscriptions for hardware you already bought

This applies to cars as well

[–] barsquid 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would like to see a legally mandated neon sticker informing customers if something needs an account and/or subscription to use the product.

[–] SPRUNT 5 points 3 months ago

100%. That shit needs to be displayed like nutritional info or cigarette health warnings.

[–] exanime 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

While I agree, companies collude and soon we have no options.

Moreover, companies often unilaterally decide to cripple something you already have a paywall it after the fact (case in point, this garbage bassinet)

This is where regulation should come in and make this shit illegal

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

How long before some custom firmware is written for the device to activate all the paywalled features?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

i would guess exactly zero hackers would buy this thing

[–] NOPper 9 points 3 months ago

The kind of people who would spend $1700 on something like this aren't the kind of people to track down/install custom firmware.

[–] JeeBaiChow 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Expect more of this kind of thing in the 'ai revolution'.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Lol yea:

Andrew Gwin, a father who bought the Snoo, told the Times he likened the new pay structure to having to shell out extra to use an iPhone's camera or a car's radio.

Won't take long. One company will do it then they all will. They already want to get rid of net neutrality.

[–] Snapz 8 points 3 months ago

Capitalism loves a scared, captive audience with limited options.

Your government should be regulating this kind of shit so it isn't possible for these companies to exploit these sensitive moments, they are not. The same breath that suggests this "idea" follows up with an epiphany of surge pricing when the baby has a fever and is crying uncontrollably.

[–] Helkriz 7 points 3 months ago

Still people are getting it.